KR20200089940A - Medical image apparatus, server, control method of medical image apparatus and control method of server - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a server capable of collectively managing refusal codes by refusal type in regard to a medical image and determining and feeding back the accuracy of a refusal code in regard to the medical image delivered from a medical image apparatus, and a control method thereof, and provided are a medical image apparatus capable of inducing a correct refusal code to be allocated to a user based on the feedback regarding the accuracy of the refusal code received from the server, and a control method thereof. According to one embodiment, the server includes: a communication part communicating with the medical image apparatus; and a control part controlling the communication part to receive a medical image and a refusal code allocated to the medical image from the medical image apparatus, determining the refusal code of the medical image by processing the medical image, and creating information about a comparison result by comparing the determined refusal code to the received refusal code.

Description

MEDICAL IMAGE APPARATUS, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF SERVER}

The present invention relates to a medical imaging apparatus and a server for managing medical images, information on medical images, and rejection codes assigned to medical images.

In general, a medical imaging device is a device that acquires a medical image by photographing a patient and displays the obtained medical image. At this time, the user of the medical imaging apparatus may determine whether the medical image can be used for diagnosis, and may reject the medical image by assigning a rejection code to the medical image determined to be unavailable for diagnosis.

The rejection code assigned to the medical image does not have a procedure for determining whether the assigned rejection code corresponds to a reason why the medical image is not used for diagnosis, and thus the accuracy may be deteriorated.

In addition, the type of rejection code assigned to the medical image may be different depending on the medical imaging device, and accordingly, there is a limit to being managed by one server.

Provides a server and a control method for collectively managing a rejection code for each type of rejection for a medical image, determining and feeding back the accuracy of the rejection code for the medical image transmitted from the medical imaging device, and providing a rejection code received from the server It provides a medical imaging apparatus and a control method for inducing the user to assign the correct rejection code based on feedback on the accuracy of the.

A server according to an embodiment includes a communication unit performing communication with a medical imaging apparatus; And controlling the communication unit to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus, performing image processing on the medical image to determine a rejection code of the medical image, and determining the rejection. And a control unit that compares the code and the received rejection code to generate information about the comparison result.

When the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are different, the controller may control the communication unit to transmit information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus.

The control unit may extract a feature point of the medical image, and determine a rejection code of the medical image based on information on the extracted feature point and a rejection code for each preset feature point.

The controller may perform an operation through the neural network on the medical image, and determine a rejection code of the medical image based on information according to the operation performed through the neural network.

The control unit may determine a rejection code of the medical image based on at least one of information on a photographing condition allocated to the medical image and information on a system log of the medical image device, as a result of the image processing. .

The server may further include a display; and the controller may control the display to display at least one of the medical image, the determined rejection code, and information on the comparison result.

The server further includes; an input unit that receives an input from a user, and the control unit receives information on the comparison result when receiving the user input that approves the determined rejection code through the input unit. When receiving the input of the user who transmits to the medical imaging apparatus and non-approves the determined rejection code through the input unit, the image processing for the medical image is performed again to determine the rejection code of the medical image again. can do.

When the control unit receives the reassignment code reassigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus through the communication unit after transmission of the comparison result, the comparison result between the rejection code before reassignment and the reassigned rejection code is displayed. The display can be controlled to do so.

The server further includes a storage unit, and the control unit, when the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, statistical information corresponding to the medical image and the received rejection code to the medical imaging device Control the storage unit to store in the control unit, and, upon receiving the reassignment code reassigned to the medical image, control the storage unit to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device. Can.

The control unit may control the communication unit to transmit a predetermined rejection code for each rejection type to a plurality of medical imaging devices.

The control unit may receive a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types from at least one medical imaging device among the plurality of medical imaging devices through the communication unit and a new rejection corresponding to the new rejection type. Upon receiving the code, the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types may be updated so that the new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type is included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types.

The controller may control the communication unit to transmit the rejection code for each of the updated rejection types to the plurality of medical imaging devices.

Medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment, the display; A communication unit performing communication with a server; An input unit that receives input from a user; A photographing unit for photographing a medical image of an object; And when the user is assigned a rejection code for the medical image through the input unit, controls the communication unit to transmit the medical image and the assigned rejection code to the server, and the assigned rejection code from the server and And a control unit that controls the display to display the comparison result when receiving the comparison result indicating that the rejection codes determined by the server are different from each other.

The control unit may control the communication unit to transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server when the rejection code for the medical image is reassigned from the user through the input unit.

The medical imaging apparatus may further include a storage unit, and the control unit may control the storage unit to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server through the communication unit.

When the controller receives a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type from the user through the input unit, the new rejection type and the new The communication unit may be controlled to transmit a rejection code to the server.

The control unit may control the storage unit to store the rejection code for each of the rejection types, when the rejection code for each rejection type is different from the rejection code for each rejection type.

A control method of a server according to an embodiment including a communication unit performing communication with a medical imaging apparatus includes: controlling the communication unit to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus; Determining an rejection code of the medical image by performing image processing on the medical image; And comparing the determined rejection code and the received rejection code to generate information on a comparison result.

The control method of the server may further include controlling the communication unit to transmit information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus when the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are different.

Determining the rejection code of the medical image may include extracting feature points of the medical image; And determining the rejection code of the medical image based on the extracted feature point and information on the rejection code for each preset feature point.

Determining the rejection code of the medical image may include performing an operation through the neural network on the medical image; And determining a rejection code of the medical image based on information related to performing an operation through the neural network.

The determination of the rejection code of the medical image may be performed based on at least one of information on imaging conditions allocated to the medical image and information on a system log of the medical imaging device as a result of the image processing. And determining the rejection code.

The server further includes a display; and the control method of the server further comprises: controlling the display to display at least one of the medical image, the determined rejection code, and information about the comparison result. can do.

The server further includes; an input unit that receives input from a user, and the control method of the server, when receiving the input of the user approving the determined rejection code through the input unit, the comparison result for the comparison result Transmitting information to the medical imaging device; When receiving the input of the user for non-approving the determined rejection code through the input unit, performing the image processing for the medical image again to determine the rejection code of the medical image again; Can.

When the control method of the server receives the reassignment code reassigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus through the communication unit after transmission of the comparison result, the comparison between the rejection code before reassignment and the reassignment rejection code And controlling the display to display a result.

The server further includes a storage unit, and if the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, the control method of the server corresponds to the medical image and the received rejection code to the medical imaging device. Controlling the storage unit to store the statistical information; And receiving the reassignment code reassigned to the medical image, controlling the storage unit to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging apparatus.

The control method of the server includes controlling the communication unit to transmit a rejection code for each rejection type to a plurality of medical imaging devices; It may further include.

The control method of the server corresponds to a new rejection type and the new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types from at least one medical imaging device among the plurality of medical imaging devices through the communication unit. When receiving the new rejection code, updating the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types such that the new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type is included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types. .

The control method of the server may further include controlling the communication unit to transmit the rejection codes for each of the rejection types to the plurality of medical imaging devices.

A control method of a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a display, a communication unit performing communication with a server, an input unit receiving an input from a user, and a photographing unit capturing a medical image of an object, from the user through the input unit When receiving a rejection code for the medical image, control the communication unit to transmit the medical image and the assigned rejection code to the server; Controlling the display to display the comparison result when the comparison result indicating that the assigned rejection code and the rejection code determined by the server are different from each other is received from the server; It includes.

The control method of the medical imaging apparatus may include controlling the communication unit to transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server when the rejection code for the medical image is reassigned from the user through the input unit. It can contain.

The medical imaging apparatus further includes a storage unit, and the control method of the medical imaging apparatus further includes controlling the storage unit to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server through the communication unit. can do.

In the control method of the medical imaging apparatus, when a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type is received from the user through the input unit and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type, the new And controlling the communication unit to transmit the rejection type and the new rejection code to the server.

The control method of the medical imaging apparatus may include controlling the storage unit to store the rejection code for each of the rejected rejection types when receiving an updated rejection code for each rejection type different from the stored rejection type rejection code from the server; It may further include.

By collectively managing the rejection codes for each type of rejection for medical images, and providing feedback by determining the accuracy of the rejection codes for medical images transmitted from the medical imaging device, the rejection codes for medical images for each medical imaging device are provided. It is possible to provide a server capable of efficiently and accurately managing statistical information, a medical imaging device, a control method of the server, and a control method of the medical imaging device.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a medical image management system including a medical imaging apparatus and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an external view showing a configuration when the medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented as an X-ray imaging apparatus.
3 shows a control block diagram of a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a control block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing a signal flow for management of a rejection code according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a new rejection type and a new rejection code are input in a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for notifying of a discrepancy in a rejection code according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a rejection code corresponding to a medical image is received in a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating a case in which the server determines a rejection code of a medical image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a user approves a rejection code determined by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating a case in which information on a comparison result received from a server is displayed in a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a comparison result between a rejection code before reassignment and a reassigned rejection code is displayed in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which a rejection code for each rejection type is stored in a control method of a medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which a rejection code is assigned to a medical image in the control method of the medical imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a rejection code for each rejection type in a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention when notifying whether a rejection code allocated to a medical image is inconsistent.

The configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only a preferred example of the disclosed invention, and at the time of filing of the present application, there may be various modifications that can replace the embodiments and drawings of the present specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only a case of being directly connected but also a case of being connected indirectly, and the indirect connection means being connected through a wireless communication network. Includes.

In addition, the terms used herein are used to describe the examples, and are not intended to limit and/or limit the disclosed invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate that there are features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It does not preclude the existence or addition possibility of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms including an ordinal number such as “first” and “second” used in the present specification may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component.

In addition, terms such as "~ unit", "~ group", "~ block", "~ member", and "~ module" may refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation. For example, the terms may mean at least one process processed by at least one hardware stored in memory, at least one software or processor, such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)/application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). have.

The sign attached to each step is used to identify each step, and these signs do not indicate the order of each step, and each step is executed differently from the order specified unless a specific order is clearly stated in the context. Can be.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a medical image management system including a medical imaging apparatus and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a medical image management system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of medical image devices 100-1, 100-2, 100-3: 100, a server 200, and a network 300. .

Each medical imaging apparatus 100 photographs a patient, such as a medical image of the patient (eg, X-ray image, ultrasound image, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) image, etc.) ).

To this end, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may correspond to an X-ray imaging apparatus, and may correspond to an ultrasound imaging apparatus, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and a computed tomography apparatus. However, the type of the medical imaging device 100 is not limited to the above example, and may be included without limitation as long as it is a device that captures a patient and obtains a medical image of the patient.

In this case, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be connected to the server 200 through the network 300. That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be connected to the network 300 through wireless communication or wired communication to communicate with the server 200.

Wireless communication includes, for example, LTE, LTE Advance (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), wireless broadband (WiBro), or global GSM (GSM). system for mobile communications), and the like. According to one embodiment, the wireless communication, for example, WiFi (wireless fidelity), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee (zigbee), near field communication (NFC), magnetic secure transmission (magnetic secure transmission), radio Frequency (RF), or at least one of a body area network (BAN). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication may include GNSS. The GNSS may be, for example, a global positioning system (GPS), a global navigation satellite system (Glonass), a beidou navigation satellite system (“Beidou”) or a galileo, the european global satellite-based navigation system.

Wired communication may include, for example, at least one of universal serial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard232 (RS-232), power line communication, or plain old telephone service (POTS). have.

The network 300 may include at least one of a telecommunication network, for example, a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

Through this, the medical imaging apparatus 100 transmits the rejected medical image and the rejection code assigned to the medical image to the server 200 through the network 300 because the acquired medical image cannot be used for diagnosis. can do. At this time, the rejection code may correspond to a reason for rejection or a type of rejection of the rejected medical image.

The medical imaging apparatus 100 may correspond to a device located in one hospital managed by the server 200, and may also correspond to a device located in a plurality of hospitals managed by the server 200. That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be included without limitation as long as it can be connected to the server 200 through the network 300.

1 shows three medical imaging devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3, but this is only an example, and the medical imaging device 100 is connected to the server 200 through the network 300. There is no limit to the number of.

The server 200 according to an embodiment may communicate with a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 through the network 300.

Specifically, the server 200 may receive a rejected medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from each of the medical imaging devices 100.

Through this, the server 200 may generate and manage statistical information for each medical imaging apparatus 100. In this case, the statistical information may include information such as a rejection rate according to each imaging of the medical imaging apparatus 100, and may also include information such as an occurrence frequency for each rejection type.

In addition, the server 200 displays the rejected medical image of each medical imaging device 100 and the rejection code assigned to the medical image, so that the administrator can check the operation status of each medical imaging device 100. .

As such, the server 200 may receive certain information from each medical imaging apparatus 100, process and process the received information, and provide it to the administrator, or provide feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100. This will be described in detail again later.

In this case, the server 200 may correspond to a picture archiving and communication system (PACs) server that receives and stores a medical image obtained from the medical imaging device 100, and also corresponds to a device provided separately from the PACS server. You may.

Hereinafter, a specific operation of each component of the medical imaging apparatus 100 will be described with reference to the external view.

2 is an external view showing a configuration when the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented as an X-ray imaging apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control block diagram of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may include a server 110 through an imaging unit 110 for photographing a patient, an input unit 120 for receiving input from a user, and a network 300 The communication unit 130 that communicates with the 200, the control unit 140 that controls various configurations of the medical imaging apparatus 100, the display 150 that displays the obtained medical images and various information, and the medical imaging apparatus 100 ) It includes a storage unit 160 for storing various information necessary for the control.

The imaging unit 110 according to an embodiment may acquire a medical image of the patient by photographing the patient.

At this time, the medical image acquired by the imaging unit 110 may correspond to any one of various types of medical images, such as X-ray images, ultrasound images, magnetic resonance images, and computed tomography images.

Accordingly, the imaging unit 110 may correspond to any one of various types of imaging devices, such as an X-ray imaging device, an ultrasonic imaging device, a magnetic resonance imaging device, and a computed tomography device. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the medical imaging apparatus 100 is described as being an X-ray imaging apparatus, but embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

For example, the imaging unit 110, in order to obtain an X-ray image of the patient, the X-ray source (110-1) for irradiating the patient with X-rays and X-ray detector (110-2) for detecting X-rays transmitted through the patient It can be composed of.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, a guide rail 30 may be installed on a ceiling of an examination room in which the medical imaging apparatus 100 is disposed, and an X-ray source () on a moving carriage 40 moving along the guide rail 30 110-1) may be connected to move the X-ray source 110-1 to a position corresponding to the patient P.

That is, the appearance shown in FIG. 2 is an example of the medical imaging apparatus 100 and relates to a case where the medical imaging apparatus 100 corresponds to an X-ray imaging apparatus, and among them, the imaging unit 110 is attached to the ceiling of the examination room. It relates to a connected sealing type (x-ray imaging device).

When the medical imaging apparatus 100 is implemented as a sealing type, it may include at least one motor that provides power required to linearly move or rotate the X-ray source 110-1 and a driving circuit that drives the motor. The control unit 140 may control the driving circuit to adjust the position or posture of the X-ray source 110-1.

The X-ray source 110-1 may include an X-ray tube that generates X-rays, and a collimator that controls an irradiation region of X-rays generated from the X-ray tube. Therefore, the X-ray source 110-1 is also referred to as a tube head unit (THU).

Meanwhile, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be implemented in a mobile type as well as the above-described sealing type. When the medical imaging apparatus 100 is implemented in a mobile type, the body to which the imaging unit 110 (eg, an X-ray source) is connected is freely movable, and the arm connecting the imaging unit 110 to the body is also rotated and Since the linear movement is possible, the imaging unit 110 can be freely moved in a three-dimensional space.

The X-ray detector 110-2 may be embodied as a fixed X-ray detector fixed to the stand 20 or the table 10, or is detachably mounted on the mounting portions 14 and 24, or portable at any position. It may also be implemented as a portable x-ray detector. The portable X-ray detector may be implemented in a wired type or a wireless type depending on a data transmission method and a power supply method.

According to an embodiment, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may include a workstation 70 provided at a position spaced apart from the X-ray source 110-1 to provide a user interface. A shielding film B is provided between the X-ray source 110-1 and the workstation 70 to prevent unnecessary exposure of a user such as a radiologist or doctor.

The workstation 70 may be provided with a first input unit 141 for receiving user input and a first display 151 for displaying various information and images. The input unit 150 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 includes a first input unit 141 provided in the workstation 70, and the display 150 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 is provided in the workstation 70. It may include a first display (151).

The input unit 120 according to an embodiment may receive input from a user. Specifically, the input unit 120 may receive a rejection code for a medical image obtained from a user.

That is, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 may review the medical image displayed through the display 150 and determine whether the medical image has a quality sufficient to be used for medical treatment. In addition, when the medical image has a reason for rejection or a type of rejection that cannot be used for medical treatment, the user may input a rejection code corresponding to the reason for rejection or the type of rejection through the input unit 120.

To this end, the input unit 120 may be provided on the main body of the medical imaging apparatus 100 and implemented using a physical button, a knob, a touch pad, a touch screen, a stick-type manipulation device, or a trackball. At this time, the input unit 120 provided as a touch pad or a touch screen may be provided on the display 150.

In addition, the input unit 120 may be provided as a separate input device, such as a keyboard and a mouse, by being connected to the medical imaging device 100 by wire or wirelessly.

The communication unit 130 according to an embodiment may communicate with the server 200 through the network 300.

At this time, the communication unit 130 may communicate with the server 200 by wire or wireless.

To this end, the communication unit 130 may include, for example, a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, an NFC module, and an RF module.

According to an embodiment, at least some (eg, two or more) of a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, or an NFC module may be included in one integrated chip (IC) or IC package. The RF module, for example, may transmit and receive communication signals (eg, RF signals). The RF module may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amp module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to an embodiment, at least one of a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, or an NFC module may transmit and receive an RF signal through a separate RF module.

Further, according to an embodiment, the communication unit 130 may include a USB module, an HDMI module, an R2-232 module, and a POTS module for wired communication.

Through this, the communication unit 130 may transmit the medical image and the rejection code assigned to the medical image to the server 200 under the control of the control unit 140, and the medical image determined by the server 200 You may also receive a rejection code for.

Further, the communication unit 130 may receive a predetermined rejection type rejection code from the server 200 under the control of the control unit 140, and when the rejection code for each rejection type is updated, the rejection by the updated rejection type You can also receive the code.

In addition, when the new rejection type and the new rejection code not included in the rejection code for each predetermined rejection type are input through the input unit 120, the communication unit 130 may transmit the new rejection type and the new rejection code to the server ( 200).

The control unit 140 according to an embodiment may control various configurations of the medical imaging apparatus 100.

Specifically, the control unit 140 according to an embodiment, when receiving a rejection code for a medical image from a user through the input unit 120, the communication unit to transmit the medical image and the assigned rejection code to the server 200 ( 130) can be controlled.

That is, when it is determined that the medical image cannot be used for diagnosis, the control unit 140 receives a rejection code for the medical image from the user through the input unit 120, and the medical image and the medical image are rejected. The communication unit 130 may be controlled to transmit the code to the server 200.

Further, the control unit 140 receives the comparison result indicating that the rejection code allocated from the server 200 and the rejection code determined by the server 200 are different from each other through the communication unit 130. The display 150 can be controlled to display.

Through this, the user can confirm that the rejection code entered by the user is different from the rejection code determined by the server 200, and re-enter the correct rejection code through the input unit 120.

The controller 140 may control the communication unit 130 to transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server 200 when the rejection code for the medical image is reassigned from the user through the input unit 120. .

Through this, the user of the server 200 may determine whether the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 is correctly assigned a rejection code for the medical image in response to feedback from the server 200.

In addition, the control unit 140 according to an embodiment may control the storage unit 160 to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130.

That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100 uses a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130, so that a plurality of medical imaging devices connected to the server 200 are rejected by the same rejection type. You can use the code.

Through this, the server 200 can more efficiently manage the medical image of each medical imaging apparatus 100 and the rejection code corresponding thereto, and ensure consistency of statistical information.

In addition, when receiving a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type stored by the user through the input unit 120, the control unit 140 receives a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type, the new The communication unit 130 may be controlled to transmit the rejection type and the new rejection code to the server 200.

That is, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100, if there is no rejection type corresponding to the medical image obtained on the rejection code for each rejection type provided from the server 200, the rejection type manually and the rejection corresponding to the rejection type By entering a code, a new rejection type and a new rejection code can be generated.

In addition, the new rejection type and the new rejection code generated by the medical imaging device 100 are shared with other medical imaging devices so that a plurality of medical imaging devices connected to the server 200 use the rejection codes for the consistent rejection types. The communication unit 130 of the video device 100 may transmit the generated new rejection type and the new rejection code to the server 200.

At this time, the server 200 may update a rejection code for each rejection type predetermined to include the received new rejection type and the new rejection code, and the rejection code for each rejection type updated may be connected through the network 300. It can be transmitted to the medical imaging apparatus 100.

The control unit 140 of each medical imaging apparatus 100 connected to the server 200 through the network 300 receives the rejection code for each rejection type and a rejection code for each rejection type updated from the server 200. The storage unit 160 may be controlled to store the rejection code for each rejection type.

To this end, the control unit 140 may include at least one memory that stores a program that performs the above-described operations and operations that will be described later, and at least one processor that executes the stored program.

The display 150 according to an embodiment may display the obtained medical image and various information.

Specifically, the display 150 may display a rejection code for each rejection type stored for inputting a rejection code for the acquired medical image and the medical image.

Accordingly, the user may input or assign a rejection code for the medical image by selecting a rejection code corresponding to the rejection type of the medical image among the rejection codes for each rejection type displayed on the display 150 through the input unit 120. have.

In addition, the display 150 may display a comparison result between the rejection code for the medical image allocated from the user and the rejection code determined by the server 200.

To this end, the display 150 may be provided on the main body of the medical imaging apparatus 100, or may be provided as a separate display module module connected to the main body of the medical imaging apparatus 100 by wire or wirelessly.

The display 150 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, or a microelectromechanical Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) displays, or electronic paper displays. However, the type of the display 150 is not limited to the above example, and may be included without limitation as long as it is a type of display capable of displaying a medical image to a user.

The storage 160 according to an embodiment may store various information necessary for the control of the medical imaging apparatus 100. For example, the storage 160 may store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200.

To this end, the storage 160 is non-volatile, such as cache, read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and flash memory. A memory device or a volatile memory device such as random access memory (RAM) or a hard disk drive (HDD) or a storage medium such as a CD-ROM may be implemented. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used as a type of the storage unit 160 as long as it can store various types of information.

In addition, the storage 160 may be a memory implemented in a separate chip from the above-described processor in relation to the controller 140, or may be implemented in a single chip with the processor.

4 shows a control block diagram of a server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the server 200 according to an embodiment may include an input unit 210 that receives input from a user, and a communication unit 220 that communicates with a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 through a network 300. ), a control unit 230 for determining the rejection code of the medical image received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 and comparing the determined rejection code with the rejection code received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 to generate information about the comparison result ), a display 240 for displaying information on the medical image and comparison results received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, and a storage unit 250 for storing various information necessary for control of the server 200.

The input unit 210 according to an embodiment may receive input from a user of the server 200.

Specifically, the input unit 210 may receive a rejection code for a medical image received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 and displayed through the display 240.

That is, the user of the server 200 may input a rejection code corresponding to a reason for rejection or a rejection type of the medical image displayed through the display 240 through the input unit 210.

In addition, the input unit 210 may receive input from the user whether to approve the rejection code determined based on image processing for the medical image.

That is, the user of the server 200 determines whether the rejection code of the medical image determined by the server 200 through image processing is correct and inputs whether to approve it through the input unit 210, thereby determining from the server 200 The accuracy of the rejection code can be improved.

To this end, the input unit 210 may be provided on the main body of the server 200 and implemented using a physical button, a knob, a touch pad, a touch screen, a stick-type manipulation device, or a trackball. At this time, the input unit 210 provided as a touch pad or a touch screen may be provided on the display 240.

Also, the input unit 210 may be connected to the server 200 by wire or wirelessly, and may be provided as a separate input device such as a keyboard and mouse.

The communication unit 220 according to an embodiment may communicate with a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 through the network 300.

In this case, the communication unit 220 may communicate with each of the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 by wire or wireless.

To this end, the communication unit 220 may include, for example, a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, an NFC module, and an RF module.

According to an embodiment, at least some (eg, two or more) of a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, or an NFC module may be included in one integrated chip (IC) or IC package. The RF module, for example, may transmit and receive communication signals (eg, RF signals). The RF module may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amp module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to an embodiment, at least one of a cellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, or an NFC module may transmit and receive an RF signal through a separate RF module.

Further, according to an embodiment, the communication unit 220 may include a USB module, an HDMI module, an R2-232 module, and a POTS module for wired communication.

Through this, the communication unit 220 may receive a rejected medical image and a rejection code for the corresponding medical image from each of the plurality of medical image devices 100 under the control of the control unit 230.

Also, the communication unit 220 may transmit the rejection code of the medical image determined by the control unit 230 to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100.

In addition, the communication unit 220, under the control of the control unit 230, may transmit a predetermined rejection type-specific rejection code to each medical imaging device 100, and the new rejection type and the new rejection from the medical imaging device 100 You can also receive information about the code. In addition, the communication unit 220 may also transmit information about the rejection code for each rejection type updated by the control unit 230 based on the new rejection type and the new rejection code, to each medical imaging apparatus 100.

The control unit 230 according to an embodiment determines a rejection code of the medical image received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, compares the determined rejection code with the rejection code received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, and compares the result. Can generate information about

At this time, the control unit 230 may individually generate information on a comparison result for each of the plurality of medical imaging devices 100, and the information on the generated comparison result to the corresponding medical imaging device 100 The communication unit 220 may be controlled to transmit.

Specifically, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment may control the communication unit 220 to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus 100.

In this case, the received medical image may correspond to an image judged not to be used for diagnosis, that is, a rejected image, and the rejection code may correspond to a rejected reason, that is, a rejection type.

In addition, the controller 230 according to an embodiment may determine an rejection code of the medical image by performing image processing on the received medical image.

Specifically, the control unit 230 may extract a feature point of the medical image, and determine a rejection code of the medical image based on information on the extracted feature point and the rejection code for each preset feature point.

At this time, the controller 230 may extract a feature point in the medical image by applying an image processing algorithm such as an object recognition algorithm. For example, the controller 230 may extract an artifact included in the medical image by applying edge detection. In addition to this, the control unit 230 may extract artifacts included in the medical image by extracting a shape through morphological operations.

However, the image processing algorithm used to extract the feature points is not limited to the above example, and may be used without limitation if it corresponds to an image processing algorithm capable of extracting feature points that may be included in the medical image.

At this time, the feature point may correspond to at least one of a metal artifact due to a metal located in a medical image, a motion artifact according to movement of a patient's breathing, and noise. However, the type of the feature point is not limited to the above example, and may be included without limitation as long as it is a type of quality defect that may appear on the medical image.

In addition, the control unit 230 may determine the rejection code of the medical image through the neural network without determining the rejection code based on the information on the rejection code for each feature point.

Specifically, the controller 230 may perform a calculation through the neural network on the received medical image, and determine a rejection code of the medical image based on information according to the calculation performed through the neural network.

At this time, the information according to the calculation performed through the neural network may include information about the reason for rejection or the type of rejection of the medical image.

Since the above-mentioned neural network refers to machine learning in the form of a neural structure capable of performing deep learning, since the weight and bias corresponding to the configuration of the neural network continuously change, the reliability of learning is improved. Improve.

Specifically, the server 200 may continuously receive a medical image and a rejection code corresponding thereto from the outside, and the control unit 230 may connect to the neural network based on the medical image received from the outside and the rejection code corresponding to the medical image. By continuously updating the included weight, bias, and activation function, it is possible to improve the inference result of the neural network.

At this time, the neural network may be stored in the storage unit 250 in the form of a computer program. Hereinafter, the computational processing of the neural network in the form of coding of the computer program will be described, but the neural network is not necessarily limited to the stored computer program.

Meanwhile, the neural network may include a convolution neural network (CNN) that generates a feature map output by convolution of a medical image and inputs the feature map into the neural network. No, it can also be performed with other deep learning algorithms, including Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN).

In addition, the control unit 230 may include an image processing result (eg, a result of extracting feature points according to an image processing algorithm, a result of determining a rejection type according to a neural network, etc.), information on a shooting condition allocated to the medical image, and a medical imaging device ( The rejection code of the medical image may be determined based on at least one of the information on the system log of 100).

Specifically, the controller 230 may separately or further consider information on the system log of the medical imaging apparatus 100 received together with the medical imaging from the medical imaging apparatus 100 in addition to the result of the image processing. It may be determined that the rejection type is a system error, and the rejection code corresponding to the system error may be determined as a rejection code of the corresponding medical image.

In addition, the controller 230 determines whether the type of rejection of the medical image is an imaging condition error by separately or further considering information on imaging conditions included in the header of the medical image, in addition to the result of image processing and information on the system log. It is possible to determine the rejection code corresponding to the imaging condition error as the rejection code of the medical image.

The control unit 230 according to an embodiment may generate information about a comparison result by comparing the determined rejection code and the rejection code received from the medical imaging apparatus 100.

At this time, the received rejection code and the determined rejection code may be different according to a user's determination error of the medical imaging apparatus 100.

If the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are different, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment may control the communication unit 220 to transmit information on the comparison result to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100.

That is, when the rejection code determined by the control unit 230 is different from the rejection code received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, the control unit 230 rejects the rejection code determined by the medical imaging apparatus 100. By feedback of the difference from the code, the user of the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 is allowed to judge his judgment once again.

In addition, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment may receive a rejection code reassigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus 100 through the communication unit 220 after transmission of the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus 100. A comparison result may be generated by comparing a rejection code before reassignment and a reassignment rejection code, and the display 240 may be controlled to display the comparison result. At this time, the rejection code before reassignment may correspond to the rejection code received before feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100.

In addition, the server 200 according to an embodiment may additionally include a user's approval process for the rejection code determined by the control unit 230.

Specifically, the controller 230 according to an embodiment may receive an input of a user who grants a rejection code determined through the input unit 210.

That is, the user of the server 200 may review the medical image displayed on the display 240 and the determined rejection code, and determine whether the determined rejection code corresponds to the rejection reason or the rejection type of the medical image. In addition, when it is determined that the determined rejection code corresponds to the rejection type of the medical image, an input for approving the determined rejection code may be input through the input unit 210.

In this case, as described above, the control unit 230 controls the communication unit 220 to transmit information on the comparison result of the determined rejection code and the received rejection code to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100, so that the medical image Feedback to the device 100 may proceed.

Also, the control unit 230 may receive an input of a user who non-grants the rejection code determined through the input unit 210.

That is, when determining that the determined rejection code does not correspond to the rejection type of the medical image, the user of the server 200 may input an input for non-approving the determined rejection code through the input unit 210. .

In this case, the control unit 230 may perform image processing on the medical image again to determine the rejection code of the medical image again.

In addition, the controller 230 according to an embodiment may update statistical information for each medical imaging apparatus 100 based on the medical image and a rejection code corresponding to the medical image.

Specifically, if the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, the control unit 230 stores the medical image and the received rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100. Can be controlled.

In addition, when receiving the rejection code reassigned to the medical image, the control unit 230 may control the storage unit 250 to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device. .

In this case, the statistical information may include information on the ratio of the rejected medical image among the medical images captured by the medical imaging apparatus 100 and statistical information about the reason for rejecting or rejecting the rejected medical image.

In addition, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment, by pre-determining a rejection code for each type of rejection that may appear in the medical image, and distributing it to the connected medical imaging apparatus 100, the rejection received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 Statistical information can be managed as a uniform rejection code by making the code correspond to a predetermined rejection code.

To this end, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment may control the communication unit 220 to transmit a predetermined rejection type-specific rejection code to a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 connected through the network 300.

Through this, each of the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100 may store a rejection code according to a predetermined rejection type, and display a rejection code according to the rejection type stored together with the medical image, so that the user rejects the corresponding rejection type. You can enter a rejection code by selecting a code.

In addition, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment is not included in a rejection code for a predetermined rejection type from any one medical imaging device 100 among a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 connected through the network 300. By receiving a new rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding thereto, information on the rejection code for each rejection type may be continuously updated.

Through this, the rejection code for each rejection type may be updated in such a way that the rejection code for the rejection type that was not included is included in the information on the rejection code for each rejection type.

At this time, the control unit 230 may control the communication unit 220 to transmit the rejection codes for each rejection type to the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 connected through the network 300. Through this, the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100 may uniformly use the rejection code by storing and using the updated rejection code for each rejection type.

To this end, the controller 230 may include at least one memory that stores a program that performs the above-described operations and operations that will be described later, and at least one processor that executes the stored program.

The display 240 according to an embodiment may display the received medical image and various information.

Specifically, the display 240 may include medical image received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, information regarding the comparison result between the rejection code determined by the control unit 230, and the received rejection code and the determined rejection code, and reallocation. Information about the comparison result between the rejected rejection code and the rejection code before reassignment may be displayed individually or simultaneously.

To this end, the display 240 may be provided on the main body of the server 200 or may be provided as a separate display device connected to the server 200 by wire or wireless.

The display 240 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, or a microelectromechanical Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) displays, or electronic paper displays. However, the type of the display 240 is not limited to the above example, and may be included without limitation as long as it is a type of display capable of displaying a medical image to a user.

The storage unit 250 according to an embodiment may store various information necessary for control of the server 200. For example, the storage unit 250 may store a rejection code for each rejection type, information on various image processing algorithms for judging the rejection code, information about a rejection code for each feature point, and a computer program for a neural network. This may be stored.

To this end, the storage unit 250 is non-volatile, such as cache, read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and flash memory. A memory device or a volatile memory device such as random access memory (RAM) or a hard disk drive (HDD) or a storage medium such as a CD-ROM may be implemented. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used as a type of the storage unit 250 if it is a type capable of storing various types of information.

In addition, the storage unit 250 may be a memory implemented in a separate chip from the above-described processor in relation to the control unit 230, or may be implemented in a single chip with the processor.

Hereinafter, the server 200 according to an embodiment distributes a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type to a plurality of medical imaging devices 100 connected through the network 300, and which of the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 When a new rejection code is received from one medical imaging device 100, a plurality of medical imaging devices connected through the network 300 by updating the rejection codes for each rejection type and distributing them to the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 again A description will be given of an embodiment in which a uniform rejection code between (100) can be used.

5 is a diagram showing a signal flow for managing a rejection code according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a view showing a rejection code for each type of rejection according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A diagram showing a case in which a new rejection type and a new rejection code are input from the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the server 200 according to an embodiment may include a plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100- connected to a rejection code for each type of rejection through the network 300 through the communication unit 220. 2).

At this time, FIG. 5 shows two medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100-2, but this is for convenience of description and is limited to the number of a plurality of medical imaging apparatuses connected through the network 300. There is no

In addition, the predetermined rejection code for each rejection type, as shown in FIG. 6, may be assigned by assigning a corresponding rejection code for each rejection reason or rejection reason that may appear in the medical image. . In this case, the rejection type may correspond to a type of artifact or noise that may appear in the medical image, and may correspond to a reason not used for diagnosis. Further, the rejection code may correspond to a type of digital code corresponding to the rejection type, and the server 200 may recognize what the rejection type of the medical image is based on the rejection code.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 6, the predetermined rejection code may include'RC001' as a rejection code corresponding to a system failure, and'RC003' as a rejection code corresponding to a metal object. 'And'RC004' as a rejection code corresponding to a motion artifact.

However, the predetermined rejection code shown in FIG. 6 is only an example, and the type of rejection included in the predetermined rejection code and the rejection code corresponding thereto are the types of quality defects that may appear on the medical image, without limitation. Can be included.

On the other hand, the predetermined rejection code for each rejection type may be preset in the design stage of the server 200 and stored in the storage unit 250, and may also be received from an external server through the communication unit 220 and the storage unit 250 ).

Each of the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100-2 according to an embodiment receives the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types, when receiving the rejection code for each rejection type from the server 200, respectively. It can be stored in the storage unit 160 (420-1, 420-2).

That is, each of the medical imaging apparatuses 100 uses a plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100 connected to the server 200 by using a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130. -2) can use the same rejection code for each rejection type.

Through this, the server 200 can more efficiently manage the medical image of each medical imaging apparatus 100 and the rejection code corresponding thereto, and ensure consistency of statistical information.

The medical imaging device 100-2 of any one of the plurality of medical imaging devices 100-1 and 100-2 according to an embodiment may receive a new rejection type from the user through the input unit 120 and a new rejection corresponding thereto. An input for a code may be received (430-2).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, a user of the medical imaging apparatus 100-2 reviews the medical image 610 displayed through the display 150 of the medical imaging apparatus 100-2, and the patient It can be determined that the type of rejection of the metal artifact is included in the medical image 610 by wearing a metal necklace.

At this time, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100-2 has a rejection code associated with the metal artifact in the rejection code 620 for each predetermined rejection type displayed through the display 150 of the medical imaging device 100-2. If it is confirmed that it is not performed, a metal object may be input as a new rejection type through the input unit 120 and'RC007' may be input as a corresponding new rejection code.

The medical imaging apparatus 100-2 according to an embodiment may transmit the new rejection type and the new rejection code input through the input unit 120 to the server 200 (440-2 ).

That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100-2, the user inputs a new rejection type and a corresponding new rejection code through the input unit 120, and inputs the new rejection code through the input unit 120 of the medical image 610. When a rejection code is selected (for example, selection through point 121), a new rejection type and a new rejection code may be transmitted to the server 200 together with the corresponding medical image 610.

In other words, when there is no rejection type corresponding to the medical image obtained on the rejection code for each rejection type provided from the server 200, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100-2 manually determines the rejection type and the rejection type. A new rejection type and a new rejection code can be generated by inputting the corresponding rejection codes.

In addition, the new rejection type and the new rejection code generated by the medical imaging apparatus 100-2 are also shared with other medical imaging apparatuses 100-1, and the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 connected to the server 200, The communication unit 130 of the medical imaging apparatus 100-2 may transmit the generated new rejection type and the new rejection code to the server 200 so that the rejection code for each rejection type is consistent.

At this time, the server 200 according to an embodiment may update the rejection code for each rejection type that is predetermined based on the received new rejection type and the new rejection code (450 ).

That is, the server 200 may update a predetermined rejection type rejection code to include the received new rejection type and the new rejection code, and the updated rejection type-specific rejection codes may be connected through the network 300. It may be transmitted to the medical imaging apparatus (100-1, 100-2) (460).

However, the server 200 according to an embodiment may determine whether to add a new rejection code to a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type.

Specifically, the controller 230 determines the type of rejection of the medical image 610 by performing image processing on the medical image 610 transmitted with the new rejection code, and the new rejection for which the determined rejection type is received. By determining whether it corresponds to the type, it is possible to determine whether to add a new rejection code to a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type. At this time, the control unit 230 determines whether the new rejection code is added to the rejection code for each rejection type by further considering the frequency of the new rejection type, that is, the frequency of reception from the medical imaging apparatus 100 for the new rejection type. Can.

That is, when the determined rejection type corresponds to the received new rejection type, the server 200 may update the rejection code for each rejection type by including the new rejection code in the rejection code for each rejection type.

Each of the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100-2 according to an embodiment receives the rejection code for each rejection type from the server 200 and stores the rejection code for each rejection type, respectively. Can be stored in the unit 160 (470-1, 470-2).

Through this, the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100-1 and 100-2 may use the rejection codes uniformly by storing and using the updated rejection codes for each rejection type.

Hereinafter, when the server 200 according to an embodiment receives the medical image and the rejection code from the medical imaging apparatus 100, and the rejection code determined based on the received medical image and the received rejection code are different, corresponding By providing feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100, an embodiment of allowing a user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 to select the correct rejection code will be described.

8 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for notifying the discrepancy of a rejection code according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a rejection corresponding to a medical image in the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention 10 is a view showing a case in which a code is input, and FIG. 10 is a view showing a case in which the server 200 determines a rejection code of a medical image according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a user approves a rejection code determined by the server 200, and FIG. 12 displays information on a comparison result received from the server in the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a comparison result between a rejection code before reassignment and a reassignment rejection code is reassigned in the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may allocate a rejection code to the medical image based on the rejection code received from the user (710 ).

Specifically, the control unit 140 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may assign a rejection code to the medical image based on the rejection code for the medical image input from the user through the input unit 120. .

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the control unit 140 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may include the medical image 810 and the storage unit 160 acquired through the imaging unit 110. A predetermined rejection code 820 stored in the display may be displayed on the display 150.

At this time, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 may review the displayed medical image 810 and determine whether the medical image 810 can be used for diagnosis. In addition, when the user determines that the medical image 810 cannot be used for diagnosis, the user cannot determine why the medical image 810 cannot be used for diagnosis on the rejection code 820 for each predetermined rejection type displayed through the input unit 120. The medical image 810 may be rejected by selecting the corresponding rejection code 830 (eg, moving the point 121 to the rejection code to be selected and clicking the corresponding rejection code).

For example, the user may have a medical image 810 taken while the patient is wearing the metal necklace, and there is a type of rejection of the metal artifact on the medical image 810, but other types of rejection other than the type of rejection of the metal artifact. A rejection code 830 (eg, RC007) for (eg, Others) may be selected. That is, the user may make a wrong decision or wrong selection for the type of rejection of the medical image 810. At this time, the control unit 140 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 may assign the rejection code 830 input by the user to the corresponding medical image 810.

The medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may transmit the medical image 810 and the assigned rejection code 830 to the server 200 through the communication unit 130 (720).

In this case, the medical image 810 may correspond to an image determined to be unavailable for diagnosis, that is, a rejected image, and the rejection code 830 may correspond to a rejected reason, that is, a rejection type. .

The server 200 according to an embodiment may determine the rejection code of the medical image 810 by performing image processing on the medical image 810 (730 ).

That is, the control unit 230 of the server 200 may perform image processing on the received medical image 810 to determine the rejection code of the medical image 810 separately from the received rejection code 830. In other words, the server 200 may analyze the medical image 810 itself to determine the rejection code for the medical image 810.

At this time, the server 200 may determine a rejection code for the medical image 810 based on various methods. For example, the server 200 may determine a rejection code of the medical image 810 according to image processing based on an image processing algorithm, and may use the neural network provided in the storage unit 250 to determine the medical image 810. You can also determine the rejection code. In addition, the server 200 may further determine the rejection code for the medical image 810 by further considering information on the system log or information on the shooting condition.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 10, the control unit 230 extracts the feature points 910 of the medical image 810, and based on the extracted feature points 910 and information about a rejection code for each feature point, the medical image The rejection code 930 of 810 may be determined.

At this time, the controller 230 may extract the feature point 910 from the medical image 810 by applying an image processing algorithm such as an object recognition algorithm. For example, the controller 230 may extract an artifact included in the medical image 810 by applying edge detection. In addition to this, the control unit 230 may extract artifacts included in the medical image 810 by extracting a shape through morphological operations.

However, the image processing algorithm used to extract the feature points 910 is not limited to the above example, and is not limited if it corresponds to an image processing algorithm capable of extracting the feature points 910 that may be included in the medical image 810. Can be used.

In this case, the feature point 910 may correspond to at least one of a metal artifact due to a metal located in the medical image 810, a motion artifact according to movement of a patient's breathing, and noise. have. However, the type of the feature point 910 is not limited to the above example, and may be included without limitation as long as it is a type of quality defect that may appear on the medical image 810.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 230 rejects the medical image 810 based on the feature point 910 corresponding to the metal artifact extracted according to the image processing of the medical image 810. It may be determined that the type corresponds to a metal object, and based on this, the rejection code ('RC003') corresponding to the metal object may be determined as the rejection code 930 of the corresponding medical image 810.

Also, the control unit 230 may determine the rejection code 930 of the medical image 810 through the neural network without determining the rejection code based on the information on the rejection code for each feature point.

Specifically, the control unit 230 performs an operation through the neural network on the received medical image, and based on the information according to the operation performed through the neural network, rejects the code 930 of the medical image 810. I can judge.

At this time, the information according to the calculation performed through the neural network may include information about the reason for rejection or the type of rejection of the medical image 810.

Since the above-mentioned neural network refers to machine learning in the form of a neural structure capable of performing deep learning, since the weight and bias corresponding to the configuration of the neural network continuously change, the reliability of learning is improved. Improve.

Specifically, the server 200 may continuously receive a medical image and a rejection code corresponding thereto from the outside, and the control unit 230 may connect to the neural network based on the medical image received from the outside and the rejection code corresponding to the medical image. By continuously updating the included weight, bias, and activation function, it is possible to improve the inference result of the neural network.

At this time, the neural network may be stored in the storage unit 250 in the form of a computer program. Hereinafter, the computational processing of the neural network in the form of coding of the computer program will be described, but the neural network is not necessarily limited to the stored computer program.

Meanwhile, the neural network may include a convolution neural network (CNN) that generates a feature map output by convolution of a medical image and inputs the feature map into the neural network. No, it can also be performed with other deep learning algorithms, including Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN).

In addition, the control unit 230 may include an image processing result (eg, a result of extracting feature points according to an image processing algorithm, a result of determining a rejection type according to a neural network, etc.), information on a shooting condition allocated to the medical image, and a medical imaging device ( The rejection code 930 of the medical image 810 may be determined based on at least one of the information on the system log of 100).

Specifically, the controller 230 may separately or further consider information on the system log of the medical imaging apparatus 100 received together with the medical imaging apparatus 810 from the medical imaging apparatus 100 in addition to the result of the image processing. The rejection type of the medical image 810 may be determined as a system error, and the rejection code corresponding to the system error may be determined as the rejection code 930 of the medical image.

In addition, the control unit 230, in addition to the result of the image processing and information on the system log, the type of rejection of the medical image 810 in consideration of the information about the shooting conditions included in the header of the medical image 810 separately or further It may be determined that the photographing condition is an error, and the rejection code corresponding to the photographing condition error may be determined as the rejection code 930 of the medical image 810.

Specifically, the control unit 230 determines a difference from a standard protocol (eg, a dose difference, etc.) according to an imaging site based on information on an imaging protocol included in the information on the medical image 810, and the threshold degree When the above difference value occurs, the rejection code corresponding to the imaging condition error may be determined as the rejection code 930 of the medical image 810.

Also, according to an embodiment, the control unit 230 may determine the rejection code 930 of the medical image 810 based on the rejection code input from the user through the input unit 210. That is, the user of the server 200 examines the medical image 810 displayed through the display 240, determines the type of rejection of the medical image 810, and selects a rejection code corresponding to the medical image 810. You can enter a rejection code.

The server 200 according to an embodiment may generate information about the comparison result by comparing the determined rejection code 930 and the rejection code 830 received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 (740 ).

At this time, the received rejection code 830 and the determined rejection code 930 may be different according to a user's determination error or selection error of the medical imaging apparatus 100, as illustrated in FIG. 10.

If the determined rejection code 930 and the received rejection code 830 are different, the server 200 according to an embodiment may transmit information on the comparison result to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 (750) ).

That is, when the rejection code 930 determined by the control unit 230 is different from the rejection code 830 received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, the control unit 230 determines that the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 is The feedback of the rejection code 930 is different from the input rejection code 830, so that the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 can judge his/her judgment once again.

In addition, the server 200 according to an embodiment may additionally include a user approval process for the rejection code 930 determined by the control unit 230.

Specifically, the controller 230 according to an embodiment may receive an input of a user who grants the rejection code 930 determined through the input unit 210.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the controller 230 may control the display 240 to display a message 1010 confirming whether or not the determined rejection code 930 is approved. In this case, the user may input the rejection code 930 determined through the input unit 210 in response to the displayed message 1010 (eg, click “Yes” on the displayed message 1010 ).

That is, the user of the server 200 reviews the medical image 810 and the determined rejection code 930 displayed through the display 240, and the determined rejection code 930 rejects the medical image 810. It may be determined whether it corresponds to the reason or the rejection type, and when it is determined that the determined rejection code 930 corresponds to the rejection type of the medical image 810, an input for accepting the determined rejection code 930 may be input. It can be input through the input unit 210.

In this case, the control unit 230, as described above, the communication unit 220 to transmit information on the comparison result of the determined rejection code 930 and the received rejection code 830 to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 By controlling the, the feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be performed.

In addition, the control unit 230 may receive an input of a user who non-grants the rejection code 930 determined through the input unit 210.

That is, when the user of the server 200 determines that the determined rejection code 930 does not correspond to the rejection type of the medical image 810, the input unit for non-approving the determined rejection code 930 is input. It can be input through 210. For example, the user may input a non-approval (eg, click “No” on the displayed message 1010) of the rejection code 930 determined through the input unit 210 in response to the displayed message 1010. have.

In this case, the control unit 230 may perform image processing on the medical image 810 again to determine the rejection code 930 of the medical image 810 again.

In the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment, the rejection code 830 allocated by the server 200 through the communication unit 130 and the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200 are different from each other. Upon receiving the comparison result to be displayed, the display 150 may be controlled to display information on the comparison result (760).

For example, the control unit 140 of the medical imaging apparatus 100, as shown in Figure 12, the input rejection code 830 and the rejection code 930 determined from the server 200 is different from each other The display 150 can be controlled to display a message 1110 for the comparison result.

At this time, the displayed message 1110 may include information about the rejection type corresponding to each of the rejection code 830 input and the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200.

Through this, the user can confirm that the rejection code 830 entered by the user is different from the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200, and re-enter the correct rejection code through the input unit 120. Can.

In this case, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may reassign the rejection code to the medical image 810 based on the re-entry of the rejection code received from the user (770 ).

Further, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server 200 when the rejection code for the medical image 810 is reassigned from the user through the input unit 120 (780). ).

When receiving the reassigned rejection code from the medical imaging apparatus 100, the server 200 according to an embodiment may display a comparison result between the rejection code before the reassignment and the reassigned rejection code ( 790).

Specifically, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment is transmitted through the communication unit 220 after transmission of the comparison result between the determined rejection code 930 and the received rejection code 830 to the medical imaging apparatus 100. The rejection code reassigned to the medical image 810 may be received from the medical imaging apparatus 100.

In this case, the control unit 230 may generate a comparison result by comparing the rejection code before reassignment and the reassignment rejection code, and as shown in FIG. 13, the rejection code and reassignment before reassignment The display 240 may be controlled to display a message 1210 indicating a comparison result between the rejected rejection codes. At this time, the rejection code before the reassignment may correspond to the rejection code 830 received before the feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100, and the displayed message 1210 includes the rejection code before the reassignment and the reassignment. Information about the rejection type corresponding to each rejection code may be included.

Through this, the user of the server 200 may determine whether the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 is correctly assigned a rejection code for the medical image 810 in response to feedback from the server 200.

In addition, the server 200 according to an embodiment may update statistical information for each medical imaging apparatus 100 based on the medical image and a rejection code corresponding to the medical image.

Specifically, if the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, the control unit 230 stores the medical image and the received rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100. Can be controlled.

In addition, when receiving the rejection code reassigned to the medical image, the control unit 230 may control the storage unit 250 to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device. .

In this case, the statistical information may include information on the ratio of the rejected medical image among the medical images captured by the medical imaging apparatus 100 and statistical information about the reason for rejecting or rejecting the rejected medical image.

Hereinafter, a control method of the medical imaging apparatus 100 and the server 200 according to an embodiment will be described. The medical imaging apparatus 100 and the server 200 according to the above-described embodiment may be applied to the control method of the medical imaging apparatus 100 and the server 200 described later. Therefore, the contents described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13 are equally applicable to the control methods of the medical imaging apparatus 100 and the server 200 according to an embodiment even if there is no special mention.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which a rejection code for each rejection type is stored in the control method of the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may receive a predetermined rejection code for each rejection type from the server 200 (1310 ).

In addition, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may store a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type received in operation 1320.

Specifically, the control unit 140 according to an embodiment may control the storage unit 160 to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130.

That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100 uses a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130, so that a plurality of medical imaging devices connected to the server 200 are rejected by the same rejection type. You can use the code.

Through this, the server 200 can more efficiently manage the medical image of each medical imaging apparatus 100 and the rejection code corresponding thereto, and ensure consistency of statistical information.

In addition, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may receive an input for a new rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type from the user (1330), and the new rejection type and the new rejection code for the server 200 ) (1340).

That is, the control unit 140 receives the new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type stored by the user through the input unit 120 and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type. The communication unit 130 may be controlled to transmit the rejection type and the new rejection code to the server 200.

In other words, when there is no rejection type corresponding to the medical image obtained on the rejection code for each rejection type provided from the server 200, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 manually corresponds to the rejection type and the rejection type By entering a rejection code, a new rejection type and a new rejection code can be generated.

In addition, the new rejection type and the new rejection code generated by the medical imaging device 100 are shared with other medical imaging devices so that a plurality of medical imaging devices connected to the server 200 use the rejection codes for the consistent rejection types. The communication unit 130 of the video device 100 may transmit the generated new rejection type and the new rejection code to the server 200.

At this time, the server 200 may update a rejection code for each rejection type predetermined to include the received new rejection type and the new rejection code, and the rejection code for each rejection type updated may be connected through the network 300. It can be transmitted to the medical imaging apparatus 100.

That is, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may receive an updated rejection code for each rejection type including the new rejection code from the server 200 (1350 ). In this case, the new rejection code included in the rejection code for each rejection type may be generated by a medical imaging device other than the medical imaging device 100 receiving the rejection code for each rejection type.

The medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may store the rejection code according to the updated rejection type (1360).

Specifically, the control unit 140 of each medical imaging device 100 connected to the server 200 through the network 300 receives a rejection code for each rejection type and a rejection code for each other rejection type stored from the server 200. If so, the storage unit 160 may be controlled to store the rejection code according to the updated rejection type.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which a rejection code is assigned to a medical image in the control method of the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may allocate a rejection code to the medical image based on the rejection code received from the user (1410).

Specifically, the control unit 140 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may assign a rejection code to the medical image based on the rejection code for the medical image input from the user through the input unit 120. .

The medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may transmit the medical image 810 and the assigned rejection code 830 to the server 200 (1420 ).

In this case, the medical image 810 may correspond to an image determined to be unavailable for diagnosis, that is, a rejected image, and the rejection code 830 may correspond to a rejected reason, that is, a rejection type. .

In the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment, the rejection code 830 allocated by the server 200 through the communication unit 130 and the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200 are different from each other. Upon receiving the comparison result indicated (YES in 1430), a message 1110 indicating the comparison result may be displayed (1440).

At this time, the displayed message 1110 may include information about the rejection type corresponding to each of the rejection code 830 input and the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200.

Through this, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 can confirm that the rejection code 830 entered by the user is different from the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200, and through the input unit 120. You can re-enter the correct rejection code.

In this case, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may reassign the rejection code to the medical image 810 based on the re-entry of the rejection code received from the user (1450 ).

Further, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server 200 when the rejection code for the medical image 810 is reassigned from the user through the input unit 120 (1460) ).

16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a rejection code for each rejection type in the control method of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, the server 200 according to an embodiment may transmit a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type to the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 (1510 ).

The predetermined rejection code for each rejection type may be preset in the design stage of the server 200 and stored in the storage unit 250, and may also be received from an external server through the communication unit 220 and stored in the storage unit 250. It may be saved.

Each of the medical imaging apparatuses 100 uses a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server 200 through the communication unit 130, so that the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100 connected to the server 200 have the same rejection type. Star rejection codes can be used.

Through this, the server 200 can more efficiently manage the medical image of each medical imaging apparatus 100 and the rejection code corresponding thereto, and ensure consistency of statistical information.

When receiving a medical image, a new rejection type, and a new rejection code (YES in 1520), the server 200 according to an embodiment may determine whether to add the new rejection code to the rejection code for each rejection type. (1530).

That is, the new rejection type and the new rejection code generated by the medical imaging apparatus 100 are also shared with other medical imaging apparatuses 100, and the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses 100 connected to the server 200 reject each consistent rejection type. To use the code, the new rejection type and the new rejection code generated by the communication unit 130 of the medical imaging apparatus 100 may be transmitted to the server 200.

At this time, the control unit 230 of the server 200 performs image processing on the medical image 610 transmitted with the new rejection code to determine the type of rejection of the medical image 610, and the determined rejection type By determining whether it corresponds to the received new rejection type, it is possible to determine whether to add the new rejection code to the rejection code for each predetermined rejection type. At this time, the control unit 230 determines whether the new rejection code is added to the rejection code for each rejection type by further considering the frequency of the new rejection type, that is, the frequency of reception from the medical imaging apparatus 100 for the new rejection type. Can.

That is, when the determined rejection type corresponds to the received new rejection type, the server 200 may update the rejection code for each rejection type by including the new rejection code in the rejection code for each rejection type.

In other words, when it is determined that the server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment adds a new rejection code to a rejection code for each predetermined rejection type (YES in 1540), the predetermined rejection to include the new rejection type and the new rejection code The rejection code for each type may be updated (1550).

However, according to the implementation, when receiving a new rejection type and a new rejection code, the server 200 does not go through a decision process for adding or rejecting, and a predetermined rejection type based on the received new rejection type and the new rejection code Star rejection codes can also be updated.

In addition, the server 200 according to an embodiment may transmit an updated rejection code for each rejection type to the plurality of medical imaging devices 100 (1560 ).

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention to notify whether a rejection code assigned to a medical image is inconsistent.

Referring to FIG. 17, the server 200 according to an embodiment may receive a medical image 810 and an assigned rejection code 830 from the medical imaging apparatus 100 (1610).

In this case, the medical image 810 may correspond to an image determined to be unavailable for diagnosis, that is, a rejected image, and the rejection code 830 may correspond to a rejected reason, that is, a rejection type. .

The server 200 according to an embodiment may determine an rejection code of the medical image 810 by performing image processing on the medical image 810 (1620 ).

That is, the control unit 230 of the server 200 may perform image processing on the received medical image 810 to determine the rejection code of the medical image 810 separately from the received rejection code 830. In other words, the server 200 may analyze the medical image 810 itself to determine the rejection code for the medical image 810.

At this time, the server 200 may determine a rejection code for the medical image 810 based on various methods. For example, the server 200 may determine a rejection code of the medical image 810 according to image processing based on an image processing algorithm, and may use the neural network provided in the storage unit 250 to determine the medical image 810. You can also determine the rejection code. In addition, the server 200 may further determine the rejection code for the medical image 810 by further considering information on the system log or information on the shooting condition. In addition, the server 200 may determine the rejection code input through the input unit 210 from the user of the server 200 as the rejection code of the medical image 810. Descriptions of methods for determining the rejection code for the medical image 810 are the same as those described in FIG. 8, and detailed descriptions of each method will be omitted.

The server 200 according to an embodiment may compare the determined rejection code 930 and the rejection code 830 received from the medical imaging apparatus 100 (1630 ).

At this time, the received rejection code 830 and the determined rejection code 930 may be different according to a user's judgment error or selection error of the medical imaging apparatus 100.

When the determined rejection code 930 and the received rejection code 830 are not the same (No in 1640), the server 200 according to an embodiment may transmit information on the comparison result to the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 It can be transmitted to (1650).

That is, when the rejection code 930 determined by the control unit 230 is different from the rejection code 830 received from the medical imaging apparatus 100, the control unit 230 determines that the corresponding medical imaging apparatus 100 is The feedback of the rejection code 930 is different from the input rejection code 830, so that the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 can judge his/her judgment once again.

Through this, the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 can confirm that the rejection code 830 entered by the user is different from the rejection code 930 determined by the server 200, and through the input unit 120. You can re-enter the correct rejection code.

In this case, the medical imaging apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may reassign the rejection code to the medical image 810 based on the re-input of the rejection code received from the user.

Further, the medical imaging apparatus 100 may transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server 200 when the rejection code for the medical image 810 is reassigned from the user through the input unit 120.

The server 200 according to an embodiment may receive the reassigned rejection code from the medical imaging apparatus 100 (1660), and display a comparison result between the rejection code before the reassignment and the reassigned rejection code It can be done (1670).

Specifically, the control unit 230 according to an embodiment is transmitted through the communication unit 220 after transmission of the comparison result between the determined rejection code 930 and the received rejection code 830 to the medical imaging apparatus 100. The rejection code reassigned to the medical image 810 may be received from the medical imaging apparatus 100.

In this case, the control unit 230 may generate a comparison result by comparing the rejection code before reassignment and the reassignment rejection code, and compare the rejection code before reassignment and the reassignment rejection code. The display 240 can be controlled to display a message 1210 indicating it.

At this time, the rejection code before the reassignment may correspond to the rejection code 830 received before the feedback to the medical imaging apparatus 100, and the displayed message 1210 includes the rejection code before the reassignment and the reassignment. Information about the rejection type corresponding to each rejection code may be included.

Through this, the user of the server 200 may determine whether the user of the medical imaging apparatus 100 is correctly assigned a rejection code for the medical image 810 in response to feedback from the server 200.

In addition, the server 200 according to an embodiment may store the medical image 810 and the corresponding rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging apparatus 100 (1680 ).

That is, the server 200 according to an embodiment may update statistical information for each medical imaging apparatus 100 based on the medical image and a rejection code corresponding to the medical image.

Specifically, if the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same (YES in 1640), the control unit 230 stores the medical image and the received rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the corresponding medical imaging device 100. The storage unit 250 can be controlled.

In addition, when receiving the rejection code reassigned to the medical image, the control unit 230 may control the storage unit 250 to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device. .

In this case, the statistical information may include information on the ratio of the rejected medical image among the medical images captured by the medical imaging apparatus 100 and statistical information about the reason for rejecting or rejecting the rejected medical image.

Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium that stores instructions executable by a computer. Instructions may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by a processor, may generate program modules to perform operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be embodied as a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media storing instructions that can be read by a computer. For example, there may be read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disk, flash memory, and optical data storage.

As described above, the disclosed embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be practiced in different forms from the disclosed embodiments without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as limiting.

100: medical imaging device 110: imaging unit
120: input unit 130: communication unit
140: control unit 150: display
160: storage unit 200: server
210: input unit 220: communication unit
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Claims (34)

A communication unit performing communication with a medical imaging device; And
Control the communication unit to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus, perform image processing on the medical image to determine a rejection code of the medical image, and determine the rejection code. And a control unit that compares the received rejection code and generates information on a comparison result. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
When the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are different, a server controlling the communication unit to transmit information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A server for extracting a feature point of the medical image and determining a rejection code of the medical image based on the extracted feature point and information on a rejection code for each preset feature point. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A server that performs an operation through a neural network on the medical image and determines a rejection code of the medical image based on information according to the operation performed through the neural network. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A server for determining a rejection code of the medical image based on at least one of information about a photographing condition allocated to the medical image and information on a system log of the medical image device as a result of the image processing. According to claim 1,
The server,
Display; further comprising,
The control unit,
A server that controls the display to display at least one of the medical image, the determined rejection code, and information about the comparison result. The method of claim 6,
The server,
Further comprising; an input unit for receiving input from the user,
The control unit,
When receiving the input of the user who approves the determined rejection code through the input unit, transmits information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus and non-approves the determined rejection code through the input unit. When receiving the input of the user, the server to perform the image processing for the medical image again to determine the rejection code of the medical image again. The method of claim 6,
The control unit,
After receiving the comparison result, if the rejection code reassigned to the medical image is received from the medical imaging apparatus through the communication unit, the display is displayed to display a comparison result between the rejection code before reassignment and the reassigned rejection code. Server under control. The method of claim 6,
The server,
Further comprising a storage unit;
The control unit,
If the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, the storage unit is controlled to store the medical image and the received rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device, and reassigned to the medical image. Upon receiving the rejection code, a server that controls the storage unit to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A server that controls the communication unit to transmit a predetermined rejection code for each rejection type to a plurality of medical imaging devices. The method of claim 10,
The control unit,
When a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each predetermined rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type are received from at least one medical imaging device among the plurality of medical imaging devices through the communication unit. , The server for updating the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types so that the new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type is included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
A server that controls the communication unit to transmit the rejection code for each type of rejection to the plurality of medical imaging devices. display;
A communication unit performing communication with a server;
An input unit that receives input from a user;
A photographing unit for photographing a medical image of an object; And
When receiving a rejection code for the medical image from the user through the input unit, the communication unit controls the medical image and the assigned rejection code to be transmitted to the server, and the assigned rejection code and the server And a control unit controlling the display to display the comparison result when receiving a comparison result indicating that the rejection codes determined by the server are different from each other. The method of claim 13,
The control unit,
A medical imaging apparatus controlling the communication unit to transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server when the rejection code for the medical image is reassigned from the user through the input unit. The method of claim 13,
The medical imaging device,
Further comprising a storage unit;
The control unit,
A medical imaging apparatus that controls the storage unit to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server through the communication unit. The method of claim 15,
The control unit,
When a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type are received from the user through the input unit, the new rejection type and the new rejection code are received by the user. A medical imaging device that controls the communication unit to transmit to a server. The method of claim 15,
The control unit,
A medical imaging apparatus for controlling the storage unit to store the rejection code for each of the rejected rejection types when the rejection code for each rejection type is different from the stored rejection code. In the control method of the server including a communication unit for performing communication with the medical imaging device,
Controlling the communication unit to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging device;
Determining an rejection code of the medical image by performing image processing on the medical image;
And comparing the determined rejection code and the received rejection code to generate information on a comparison result. The method of claim 18,
And if the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are different, controlling the communication unit to transmit information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus. The method of claim 18,
Determining the rejection code of the medical image,
Extract feature points of the medical image;
And determining a rejection code of the medical image based on the extracted feature point and information on the rejection code for each preset feature point. The method of claim 18,
Determining the rejection code of the medical image,
Performing an operation through the neural network on the medical image;
And determining a rejection code of the medical image based on information according to the calculation performed through the neural network. The method of claim 18,
Determining the rejection code of the medical image,
And determining the rejection code of the medical image based on at least one of information on the imaging conditions assigned to the medical image and information on the system log of the medical imaging device as a result of the image processing. Control method. The method of claim 18,
The server,
Display; further comprising,
And controlling the display to display at least one of the medical image, the determined rejection code, and information about the comparison result. The method of claim 23,
The server,
Further comprising; an input unit for receiving input from the user,
When receiving an input of the user who approves the determined rejection code through the input unit, transmits information on the comparison result to the medical imaging apparatus;
When receiving the input of the user for non-approving the determined rejection code through the input unit, performing the image processing for the medical image again to determine the rejection code of the medical image again; How to control the server. The method of claim 23,
After receiving the comparison result, when the reassignment code reassigned to the medical image is received from the medical imaging apparatus through the communication unit, the display is displayed to display a comparison result between the rejection code before reassignment and the reassignment rejection code. Control method; further comprising a server control method. The method of claim 23,
The server,
Further comprising a storage unit;
If the determined rejection code and the received rejection code are the same, control the storage unit to store the medical image and the received rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device;
And controlling the storage unit to store the medical image and the reassigned rejection code in statistical information corresponding to the medical imaging device when the rejection code reassigned to the medical image is received. Way. The method of claim 18,
Controlling the communication unit to transmit a predetermined rejection code for each rejection type to a plurality of medical imaging devices; Server control method further comprising a. The method of claim 27,
When a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each predetermined rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type are received from at least one medical imaging device among the plurality of medical imaging devices through the communication unit. And updating the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types so that the new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type is included in the rejection code for each of the predetermined rejection types. The method of claim 28,
And controlling the communication unit to transmit the updated rejection code for each rejection type to the plurality of medical imaging apparatuses. In the control method of a medical imaging apparatus including a display, a communication unit for performing communication with the server, an input unit for receiving input from a user, and an imaging unit for taking a medical image of an object,
Controlling the communication unit to transmit the medical image and the assigned rejection code to the server when a rejection code for the medical image is assigned from the user through the input unit;
Controlling the display to display the comparison result when the comparison result indicating that the assigned rejection code and the rejection code determined by the server are different from each other is received from the server; Control method of a medical imaging device comprising a. The method of claim 30,
And controlling the communication unit to transmit the reassigned rejection code to the server when the rejection code for the medical image is reassigned from the user through the input unit. The method of claim 30,
The medical imaging device,
Further comprising a storage unit;
And controlling the storage unit to store a rejection code for each rejection type received from the server through the communication unit. The method of claim 32,
When a new rejection type other than the rejection type included in the rejection code for each rejection type and a new rejection code corresponding to the new rejection type are received from the user through the input unit, the new rejection type and the new rejection code are received by the user. And controlling the communication unit to transmit to a server. The method of claim 32,
And controlling the storage unit to store the rejection code for each of the rejected rejection types when the rejection code for each rejection type is different from the stored rejection code for each rejection type. Way.

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